Photography has, of course, had a huge influence in the
20th century and was associated with travel; first through black
and white prints and then colour transparencies. It is now diffi-
cult to imagine how lectures on architecture were conducted
without the aid of coloured slides. Most students’ awareness
of historically significant buildings comes from seeing their
representation projected on a screen. This must affect
judgement, not least because the photographer has chosen a
preferred viewpoint. It is the photographer’s eye, and not our
own, which filters the information.
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Below
Thomas Jefferson, The
Lawn, University of
Virginia, Charlottesville,
Virginia 1817–26; the rotun-
da and Pavilions II & IV